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The optimist : Sam Altman, OpenAI, and the race to invent the future / Keach Hagey.
The Optimist by Keach Hagey is a detailed biography of Sam Altman, tracing his rise from a precocious youth to a central figure in the race to build artificial general intelligence as CEO of OpenAI. Through over 250 interviews, Hagey paints a nuanced portrait of Altman as a visionary risk-taker with near-religious faith in technological progress, whose dramatic 2023 firing and swift reinstatement underscored his influence and the volatile pace of the AI industry.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781324075967
- ISBN: 1324075961
- Physical Description: x, 367 pages ; 24 cm
- Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: New York, NY : W.W. Norton & Company, [2025]
- Copyright: ©2025
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | Prologue -- Part I : 1985-2005. Chicago ; St. Louis ; "Where are you?" ; Among the "nerd's nerds" -- Part II : 2005-2012. "Stopping out" ; "Where you at?" ; From "weak" to "cool" ; The douchebag badge -- Part III : 2012-2019. "A ride on a rocket" ; "Sam Altman for president" ; "A Manhattan project for AI" ; Altruists ; Pivoting to profit -- Part IV : 2019-2024. Products ; ChatGPT ; The blip ; Prometheus unbound ; Epilogue. |
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| Subject: | Altman, Sam, 1985- OpenAI (Firm) Artificial intelligence. Artificial intelligence > Social aspects. Artificial intelligence > Economic aspects. Business. Entrepreneurship. |
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- 1 of 1 copy available at Kenton County.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Erlanger Branch | 006.3092 A468h 2025 (Text) | 33126026975049 | New Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |